Car



G. E. EDMUNDS Feb, 3, 1925.*

CAR

Filed Deo. 13, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet l dbat-new il. k:

Feb 39 G. E. EDMUNDS CAR Filed Deo. l5, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 las Patented eb. 3, 1925.v

GLENN E. EDMUNDS, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE BONNEY-FLOYD COM- PANY, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, A' CORPORATION OF OHIO.

CAR.

Application filed December 13, 1921. SerialNo. 522,080.

T0 all whom i may concern.'

Be it known that I, GLENN E. EDMUNDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cars, of which the following is a specification, ,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in cars, particularly'cars of the class used in and around industrial plants, and in coal mines for transporting the coal. rlihe object is to provide a car which will embody all of the advantageousfeatures of the cars of the better class now in use, and will have the partsso `constructed and arrangedas to provide a maximum of cubical capacity without increasing the overall height and width of the present cars now in use. As is well known, these cars, especially in coal mines, must travel in rooms or entries where the roof of the mine is comparatively low; and this condition prohibits increasing the height of the cars above a certain Xed limit. n p

Another object of the invention'is to provide a novel mounting for the wheels whereby through axles can be dispensed with, and the wheels of each pair, transversely, will be independent of each other in respect to their revolutions and slippages.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a car embodying my improvements.

Fig. 2A is an end view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the same.

Fig. 4 is an end elevation showing the end opposite that shown in Fig. 2.

Figs. 5 and 6 are side elevations of the inner and outer frame parts, respectively, in which the wheels are mounted.

' Figs. 7 and 8 show one of the wheels and its details of construction.

Fig. 9 shows one of the short axles` upon Fi and F.

The bottom of the body 2 has the two metallic side sills 1, 1, preferably channel. beams, and the cud bumper castings 2, 2

each having the side portions 3, 3, each of the latter overlapping one end of a side sill and being rigidly riveted or bolted thereto at 4, 4. The Hoor of the car is formed of wooden planks 5, 5 of suitable thickness, riveted or bolted to the bumper castings 2, 2 at 6, 6 and to the side sills at 7, 7-and 8, 8. l

The sides of the body portion of the car comprise the uprights 9, 9, there being one of` these on each side ai; each end of the car and one on each side of the middle portion thereof. As shown these uprights are each formed to have the lower vertical portion 9a,- the outwardly and upwardly-extending portion 9", and the upper vertical portion 9c. The lower portion 9 of each upright; is riveted or bolted to onel of the side sills; and the side boards 10, 10 of the body are secured to the upper portions 9, 9c of the uprights by means of rivets or bolts 11, 11, the uprights being provided with apertured ears 12, 12 through which the rivets or bolts pass.

The end E of the car is constructed to serve as a door swingable outward around the upper hinge bar 13 which is mounted in vertical extensions of the u rights 9 at one end` ofthe car.` The eind comprises the planks 14, 14 securely fastened together by the metal straps 15, the latter terminating in eyes 16, through which the hinge bar 18 passes that permits the vertical swinging movement of the door. At 17, 17 the wooden portions ofthe door are cut to conforln to the sides of the car to insure a snug fitI when the door is in closed position. To retain theI door in such position a latch, hereinafter described, is provided.

The wheeled truck B of the car comprises .the cross girts 18 and 19, the short sill-like elements 20 and 21, the axles 22 and the wheels 23.

As shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 1() thesills 20 and 21 are similar in design, one, however, being longer than the other for a purpose to Ibe described. Rach is formed, preferably, of castI metal and has the web portion 24 with the strengthening edge flanges 25. Each of the castings is formed with a recess 22EL near each end thereof to receive the end of an axle, and the strengthening web 25 is drilled at each side of each of the recesses 22. as at 2G. to ref-cire the pins or bolts that. hohl the axles in position.

lill) metallic fastening devices.

An axle is shown detached in Fig. 9, it preferably being a hollow tube with plugs or closures 27 fitted in the ends, the interior of the axle being thus made a lubricant reservoir. Diametrically opposite apertures 27a are drilled in the axle tube at each end to receive the bolt-s passing through the apertures 526 in the flanges Q5 of the truck castings 20. 21, which hold the axle rigidly in place when the parts are assembled. A small aperture 28 is formed in each axle tube to furnish lubricant to its exterior surface. 23, 23 are wheels which may be. of any preferred construction. As shown. each com prises a hub 30, spokes 31, tread 32 and rail flange 3?). To reduce rolling friction, as much as possible, roller bearings 34, suitably retained in place, are provided, they being interposed between the interior wall of the hub and the axle 2Q.

The parts which carry the wheels at one side of the car are connected to the parts that carry the. wheels on the other side by the frame girts 18 and 19. These are of channel metal and have their flanges turned downward. The longer girt 19 extends through apertures 35 in the inner sill bars 21, each of the latter being formed with a lug or boss 35 to firmly ',t between the flanges of the girt, the latter being secured by bolts at 37. It is also fitted at its ends in the outer sills 20, which have apertures 36, lugs 36 and bolts 37a to hold it to thesills.

.The cross girt-s 18 are shorter than that at 19; they, at their ends, being fitted in cavities 22h-in the ends ofthe longer sill castings 21, the metal. here being formed with lugs 22 that lit between the flanges of the cross girts 18 to which they are rigidly secured. The girts 18 and .19 are provided with apertures at suitable points along their central parts to receive the bolts which fasten the body and truck frame together.

It will be seen from the above that the car, as an entirety, comprises two separable elements. each complete within itself; 'one being the truck comprising the metallic cross girts and sills 20, 21 rigidly joined together with the axles and wheels; and the other being the body comprising the parts at the sides and ends. together with their It will also be observed that the metallic truck element may be regarded as composed of a central part, and the wheel carrying frames at the extremities, rigid with the central part.

coupler 40 is secured to the central part of the car at each end and is bolted to the bumper casting at points within the body portion of the car, but has its pin receiving portion extending through the end walls. as shown. Each of these coup-1ers comprises the strap which is secured atits inner end tothe floor of the. car and to the in wardly projecting tongue 46 of the bumper casting by means of a bolt 47. This strap extends outward and upward for a short distance, and has a horizontal portion 48 projecting to a point near the outer edge of they bumper casting. It is apertured at 49 Y to receive and holdl the lower end of the coupling pin 50 when it is inserted.

The central portion of the bottom of the end gate` E is cut away to permit it to swing past the coupling strap 45. There is a latch 52 pivoted at one end 53 to the door, having its free end held in a loop` in a strap 54. This latch, in its lowermost position is limited by the strap 54, slides along the upper surface lof the coupler element 45 until it reaches a boss 55 formed thereon and having a sloping outer surface. and a vertical inner surface. iVhen the latch reaches the boss it is lifted by the sloping surface, passes over the top of the-boss andthen drops to its locked position behind the vertical surface. To release the door the latch 52 is 'lifted around the pivot 53 and the door may then be swung outward to dump the contents of the car. At 56 the latch is bent outward'to provide a handlefor convenient manipulation.

To further strengthen the sides of the car a U-shaped bracket 60 is bolted to the outerwheel-supporting elements Q0 and to the middle uprights 9 at points near the outer end of the inclined portion 9b. These brackets strengthen, to a great extent, the side walls of the car and relieve the uprights of a great deal of strain which would be placed upon them without suchreinforcement.. It will be noted that the middle uprights 9, together with the straps 60, form arch members which transmit the expanding strains set up by the material in the body to both the outer and inner sill bars 20, 21, thus properly balancing the truck and enabling the sides of the body which are extended out over the wheels to be properly supported by the outer sill bars.

The advantages incident to a car such as I have described will be readily seen. By securing the cross girts 18 and 19 to the castings 20 and 21 at points below the upper edges of the latter I am enabled to materially deepen the body portion of the car without increasing its ever-all height. In all other cars with which I am acquainted the horizontal positions of the cross girts have governed the height of the bottom of the car above the road bed. In some cases the bottom of the car has been relatively lowered by bending the cross girts downward at the sides of the car to permit such lowering, the truck portions remaining unchanged. But this greatly weakened the running gear. I accomplish the same result and at the same time produce a car with greatly increased strength and durability.

I dispense with the parts for separate lll) iaaofra draw-bar construction which have heretofore been necessary, and sustain the draft strain practically entirely by the metallic framework at the base of the car.

What I claim is:

l. In a mine car, in combination: a car body having sides, bottom and ends rigidly secured together to form a unitary struct-iire, a truck adapted to support said car body and comprising as a unitary structure, two pairs of separately formed sill castings, wheels cari'ied by said sill castings, and a plurality of body-supporting cross girts rigidly connecting said sill castings, said car body and said truck being separable from each other as units.

2. A mine car comprising in combination: a car body having sides, bottom'and ends rigidly secured together to form a unitary structure, a truck adapted to support said car body, said 'truck comprising a pair of inner and outer sill castings at each side tlie.reof,vaxles removably secured to said sill castings, a plurality of wheels each carried independently by one of said axles, and a plurality of body-supporting cross girts rigidly connecting said sill castings, said car body and said truck being separable from cach other as units, some of said girts extending between and secured only to the inner castings and `at least one of said girts extending between the outer castings and secured thereto.

3. In a mine car, in combination: a truck comprising as a unitary structure two sill bars arranged at each side thereof and adapted to carry a plurality of independent wheels, a plurality of lcross girts secured only to the two innermost sill bars, at least one cross girt extending beyond the wheels at each side of the car and secured to the two outermost sill bars, and aivertical brace on each of said outermost sill bars; and a car body having sides, bottoini and ends rigidly secured together to form a unitary structure, iiprights on said car body, the upper portion of said uprights being in line with the outer of said triick'si ll bars and.

the lower portion of said uprights being in" line with the inner of said sill bars, said uprights being secured to the vertical braces on said outermost sill bars of the truck; whereby the body structure is separable from said truck structure.

4. A truck-structure for mine cars comprising in combination: a pair of sill bars arranged at 'each side thereof, the inner of said Vsillbars having inturned marginal reinforcing flanges and outer of said sill bars having oiitturned marginal reinforcing flanges,

a pair of axles removably secured to each pair of sill bars and disposed at each end thereof, wheels carried by said axles, and

three cross girts extending transversely of and rigidly attached to and spacing the inner of said sill bars, the middle one of said cross girts being of greater length than the others and rigidly attached to and spacing all of said sill bars.

5. A mine car comprising in combination: a car body composed of sides, bottom and ends as a unitary structure, a truck for supporting said car body and comprising as a unitary structure, a pair of sill castings at each side thereof, the innermost of said castings of greater length than the outermost of said castings and relatively spaced .therefrom, a pair of axles carried by each pair of sill castings and disposed at each end thereof, wheels mounted on said axles, and three crossv girts extending transversely of and rigidly attached to and spacing the inner of said sill castings, the middle one of said cross girts being of greater length than the others and rigidly connecting all of said sill castings, said car body being separable from said truck.`

6. In a. mine car in combination: a car truck comprising as a unitary structure, two sill bars arranged at eac-h side thereof and relatively spaced, wheels carried by said sill bars, two cross girts rigidly connecting the inner of said sill bars, a third cross girt of relatively greater length extending through and rigidly connecting the inner of said sill bars and the outer of said sill bars; and a car body comprising as a unitary structure, side sills adapted to be rigidly connected to the aforesaid side sills, uprights on said car body side sills, the upper portion of said uprights being in line with the outer of said sill bars of the car truck and the lower portion of said uprights being inline with the inner of said sill bars, a flooring attached to said side sills and to said end girts, side walls attached to said upriglits, and end walls carried by said uprights, one of said end walls being swingable outwardly rto serve as a gate; whereby said body struc- -metallic side sills adapted to be rigidly connected to the aforesaidtruck sills. metallic endsills adapted to be rigidly secured to the aforesaid car sills, uprights secured to said car side sills, flooring attached to said side sills and to said end sills, side walls and end walls attached to said upriglits, and coupler` element secured, one to each of said end sills whereby drawbar strains are exerted upon the aforesaid metallic parts of the car body.

8. In a mine cai', in combination with a car body, a truck to which the body is ada-pted to be secured comprising as a unitary structure separately' formed sill castings arranged in pairs at opposite sides, a plurality of body-supporting cross girts extending between only the inner castings and connected thereto and an additional cross girt extending between the outer castings and connected thereto and to the inner castings, axles carried by said castings, and wheels positioned upon the said axles.

9. In a mine car, in combination with a car body, a truck to which the body is adapted to be secured comprising as a 'unitary structure separately formed sill castings arranged in pairs at opposite sides, a plurality of body-supporting cross girts extending between only the inner castings and connected thereto, an additional centrally disposed body-supporting cross girt extending between the outer castings and connected thereto and to the inner' castings, axles carried by said castings and wheels positioned upon said axles. Y

10. In a mine car, in combination with a car body, a truck to which the body is adapted to be secured comprising as a unitary structure separately formed sill castings arranged 'in pairs at opposite sides, a plurality of cross irts extending between only the inner castings and connected thereto, an additional centrally disposed cross girt extendf ing between the outer castings and connected thereto and to the vinner castings, axles carried by said castings, and wheels posltioned upon said axles, the inner sill castings being ot' greater length than the outer castings.

Cil

11. In a mine car, in combination lwit-h a car body, a truck to which the body is adapted to be secured comprising as a unitary structure, inner and outer separately formed sill castings arranged in pairs at opposite sides, a plurality of body-supporting cross girts extending between the castings and connecting the same together. some of said girts extending only between the inner castings, and at least one ot' said girts extending bewecn the outer castings and connected thereto and io the inner castings,independent axles carried by each pair ot' castings and a plurality of wheels each carried independently by one ot' said axles between the members ot' each pair of castings.

12. In a mine car, in combination with a jcar body, a truck to which the body is adapted to be secured comprising as a unitary structure, inner and outer separately formed sill castings arranged in pairs at opposite sides, a plurality of body-supporting cross girts extending between the castings and connect the same together, some of said girts extending only between the inner castings and at. least one ot said girts extending between the outer castings and connected thereto and to the inner castings, and wheels carried between the castings at each side.

13. In a mine ear, in combination, a car body having sides, bottom and ends rigidly 14. A mine ear comprising in combination, a car body having sides, bottom and ends rigidly secured together to form a unitary structure, a truck adapted to support said car body, said truck comprising a pair ot' inner and outer sill bars at each side thereof, axles removably secured to said sill bars, a plurality of wheels each carried independently by one Aot said axles, and a plurality of cross girts rigidly connecting said sill bars and positioned below the plane of the top surfaces of said bars.

15. Ina mine car, in combination with a carbody, a truck to which the body is adapted to be secured comprising, as a unitary structure, separately formed sill bars arranged in pairs at opposite sides, a plurality of body supporting cross girts extending between the inner bars and connect,

ed thereto, an additional body supporting cross girt extending between the outer bars and connected thereto and to t-he inner bars, all of said cross girts being positioned below the top surfaces of the inner bars, and means on said bars for receiving axles at opposite sides of the truck. Y

16. In a minecar, in combination with a car body, a truck to which the body is adapted to be secured comprising, as a unitary structure, separately formed' sill bars arranged in pairs at opposite sides, a plurality of body supporting cross girts extending between yonly the inner bars and connected thereto, an additional body. supporting cross girt between the two first mentioned cross girts extending between the outer bars and connected thereto and to the inner bars, all of said cross girts being positioned below the top surfaces of the inner bars, and means on said bars for receiving independent axles at opposite sides of the truck.

17. In a mine car, a truck adapted to support a car body comprising a pair of sill bars, a plurality of spaced body supporting cross girts extending between and connecting said-bars, said girts being positioned below the top surfaces of the bars, a second pair of separately formed sill bars positioned on the outer sides of said rst mentioned air, and an additional cross girt extending etween and connected at its ends to said second pair of bars and intermediate its ends to the inner pair.

18. In a mine car, a truck adapted to Support a car body comprising a pair of sill bars, a plurality of spaced body' supporting cross girts extending between and connecting said bars adjacent their ends, said girts being positioned below the top surfaces of the bars, a second pair of separately formed sill bars positioned on the outer sides of said first mentioned pair, andan additional cross girt extending between and connected at its ends to said second pair of bars and intermediate its ends to the inner pair.

19. In a mine car, a truck adapted to support a car body comprising a pair of sill bars, a plurality of spaced body supporting cross girts extending between and connecting said bars, said girts being positioned below the top surfaces of the bars, and the bars having laterally extending supporting means for the ends of said girts, a second pair of separately formed sill bars positioned on the outer sides of said first mentioned pair,

and an additional cross girt extending be-` tween and connected to said second pair of bars and to the inner pair. l

20. l In a mine car, a truck adapted to support a car body comprising a pair of sill castings, a plurality of spaced body supporting cross girts extending between and connecting said castings adjacent their ends, said girts being positioned below the top surfaces of the castings, and the castings having laterally extending supporting means for the ends of said girts, a second pair of separately formed sill castings positioned on the outer sides of said rst mentioned pair,

and an additional cross girt extending between and connected at its ends to said sec.- ond pair of castings and intermediate its ends to the inner pair.

21. In a mine or industrial car, a truck frame comprising longitudinally extending sill bars arranged at opposite sides, and body supporting cross girts extending between the bars and connected thereto, said girts being positioned below the top surfaces of the bars whereby a car body may be set down between the bars.

22. In a mine car, in combination with a car body, a truck frame comprising, as a unitary structure, sill bars arranged in pairs at opposite sides, and a plurality of body supporting cross girts extending between the bars and connected thereto, said cross girts being positioned in substantially the samc horizontal plane and below the top surfaces of the sill bars, whereby the car body may be set down between the bars.

23. A truck structure for mine cars coinprising two sill bars arranged at each side thereof and adapted to carry a plurality of independent wheels, and a plurality of body supporting cross girts extending across the truck and connected to the bars at opposite sides, said cross girts being positioned below the top surfaces of the bars, at least one of the cross girts extending beyond the wheels at each side of the car and secured to the two outermost sill bars.

In testimony whereof, I ax my signature.

GLENN E. EDMUNDS. 

